Government Relations Updates

Team GRC Standing Shoulder-to-Shoulder with Illinois Pawnbrokers 

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Team GRC Standing Shoulder-to-Shoulder with Illinois Pawnbrokers January 5, 2023  By Bill Dawson, GRC Committee Chair   The efforts to...
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118th Congress Starts with Fireworks 

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118th Congress Starts with Fireworks By Cliff Andrews, CapCity Advocates  The new year has started with a debacle for Republicans …...
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Threats to Pawn Store Operations Nationwide with Pending Legislation

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Threats to Pawn Store Operations Nationwide with Pending Legislation January 3, 2023, National Pawnbrokers Association This week in...
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General Assembly considering legislation to cap pawn shop interest rates

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SHAREWORTHY PAWNBROKER NEWS Predatory lending or practical solution? General Assembly considering legislation to cap pawn shop interest...
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Announcing NPA’s New GRC Liaison, Kathy Pierce  

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Announcing NPA’s New GRC Liaison,  Kathy Pierce December 15, 2022 It gives me great pleasure to announce the appointment of...
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Rate-Cap Legislation Pending in Illinois Threatens Pawn Store Operations Nationwide 

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Rate-Cap Legislation Pending in Illinois Threatens Pawn Store Operations Nationwide December 12, 2022  The pawn industry is facing a...
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Get Your Compliance Priorities In Order Now!

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Get Your Compliance Priorities In Order Now! 12/1/2022   Compliance with the Military Lending Act (MLA) should be at the …...
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Mid-Term Elections: Some Final, Some Still Counting 

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Mid-Term Elections: Some Final, Some Still Counting 11/17/2022  Well, it appears that Republicans have won a majority in the House...
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Should You Answer Government Agency Industry Surveys, Or Not? 

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Should You Answer Government Agency Industry Surveys, Or Not? 11/3/2022  by Fran Bishop, NPA Government Relations Liaison   Every time...
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APPELLATE COURT RULES THAT THE CFPB’S FUNDING STRUCTURE IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL; PREPARED FOR THE NPA BOARD AND GRC MEETINGS ON OCTOBER 25 AND 26, 2022

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Appellate Court Rules that the CFPB’s Funding Structure Is UnconstitutionalPrepared for the NPA Board and GRC Meetings on October 25...
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Federal Court Rules Against CFPB

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Federal Court Rules Against CFPB By Fran Bishop, NPA Government Relations Liaison 10/20/2022 As this ruling was just handed down …...
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Is Data Security a ‘Catch 22’ for Pawnbrokers?  

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Is Data Security a ‘Catch 22’ for Pawnbrokers? By Fran Bishop, Government Relations Liaison   Or as I often say…damned …...
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Mounting Opposition to Credit Card Firearms Merchant CodeMounting Opposition to Credit Card Firearms Merchant Code

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Mounting Opposition to Credit Card Firearms Merchant Code 9/29/22 by Fran Bishop, NPA Government Relations Liaison   Numerous reactions...
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Congress Will Be Home Soon…Will You Be There To Meet Them? 

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Congress Will Be Home Soon…Will You Be There To Meet Them? by Cliff Andrews, NPA Lobbyist 9/22/22 As October is …...
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Credit Card Companies to Adopt New Code for Firearms Transactions

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Credit Card Companies to Adopt New Code for Firearms Transactions By Fran Bishop, NPA Government Relations Liaison 9/15/2022 Will this...
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